Ship carpenters
Item Information
- Title:
- Ship carpenters
- Description:
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Black and white photo of group of 5 Caucasian men turning new piece or repairing an existing wooden part of a whaling or other vessel. Shown outside on pier in New Bedford, Massachusetts; ground is covered with wood shavings; one man with back to camera; youthful man in derby and overalls at right; other men are older and wear beards. Large ship with eagle ornament behind men at right; Wood frame building with "FISH" painted on roof in background at left; in front of it are sacks of fibrous material, possibly raw cotton; blanketed horse with empty wagon at side of building.
- Date:
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[ca. 1860–1955]
- Format:
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Photographs
- Genre:
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Photographic prints
- Location:
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New Bedford Free Public Library
Main Library, room 309, cabinet U07, shelf SH10, container BX15:F005 (shelf locator) - Collection (local):
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Photograph Collection
- Subjects:
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Buildings
Whaling
Laborers
Horses
Carpenters
Ships
Piers & wharves
Men
Carriages & coaches
Whaling ships
- Places:
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Massachusetts > Bristol (county) > New Bedford
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : print
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/sb398x70p
- Terms of Use:
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Rights status not evaluated.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
- Notes:
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Item caption: Ship Carpenters.
- Notes (date):
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Date supplied by cataloger.
- Accession #:
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2010.001.1512
- Identifier:
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832F496E-3E11-43EA-935D-893790232040
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